2025 Record: 14-9 / D-Division: 3-1
CJG4 Sectional Champions
3rd Place District 22 (2 Champs / 5 Medal Winners)
12th Place Shore Conference Tournament (3 Medal Winners)
2nd Place D-Division
Minuteman Classic Champions
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Tornick Kajaia - 175
Record: 36-4 (Team Leader in Wins)
Ranked #2 at 175 by ShoreConferenceWrestling.com
2nd Place Region 6 (3x-Medal Winner)
District 22 Champion (3x-Medal Winner)
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament (3x-Medal Winner)
Elizabeth Minuteman Champion
CJG4 Sectional Champions
3rd Place District 22 (2 Champs / 5 Medal Winners)
12th Place Shore Conference Tournament (3 Medal Winners)
2nd Place D-Division
Minuteman Classic Champions
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Tornick Kajaia - 175
Record: 36-4 (Team Leader in Wins)
Ranked #2 at 175 by ShoreConferenceWrestling.com
2nd Place Region 6 (3x-Medal Winner)
District 22 Champion (3x-Medal Winner)
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament (3x-Medal Winner)
Elizabeth Minuteman Champion
2025 RECAP
3/8: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
0 Medal Winners
WB4: Tornick Kajaia (175)
WB2: Devon Smith (157)
3/1: REGION 6
2 Medal Winners
2nd: Tornick Kajaia (175)
3rd: Devon Smith (157)
5th: Jordan Vieira (106)
6th: Javier Guzman (150)
WB1: Matthew Munson (138)
The Green Wave send multiple wrestlers to AC for the third straight season. It's the third Region medal for Kajaia, who made his second trip to the finals.
2/22: DISTRICT 22
3rd Place - 2 Champs - 5 Region Qualifiers
1st: Javier Guzman (150) / Tornick Kajaia (175)
2nd: Matthew Munson (138)
3rd: Jordan Vieira (106) / Devon Smith (157)
4th: Aiden McVey (126) / Evan Tracey (165)
Long Branch: After going without a champion last year for the first time since 2012, LB had a pair of champions as juniors Javier Guzman and Tornick Kajaia won their respective brackets. It is the first title for each wrestler, as well as their third career District medals.
GROUP 4 TOURNAMENT
SF: Phillipsburg 55 - Long Branch 12 (BOX SCORE)
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 4 SECTIONALS
F: #1 Long Branch 36 - #2 Colts Neck 25 (BOX SCORE)
SF: #1 Long Branch 39 - #5 Manalapan 27 (BOX SCORE)
QF: #1 Long Branch 54 - #8 Jackson Memorial 9 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Green Wave win 7th Sectional Title
2/5: D-DIVISION
Long Branch 53 - Jackson Memorial 18 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: 175 - #2 Kajaia tf. #5 Wolf; Soria pins; Vierira, Guzman, Smith, & Taylor tech
Jackson Mem: Kovacs wins by fall
2/1: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch 39 - TR East 29 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Kajaia (24-1); Taylor (21-3); Smith (19-7); Guzman (16-6); Vieira (14-8)
TRE: Lynch (26-2); Cappello (21-5); Sickler (18-9); McHugh (14-8); Vonderlinden (15-11)
1/29: D-DIVISION
Long Branch 69 - Donovan Catholic 3 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Tracey & Taylor win by pin
Donovan: Garcia (14-5) wins for Griffins
1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Long Branch - 12th Place
2nd: Tornick Kajaia (175)
4th: Javier Guzman (150)
5th: Devon Smith (157)
Junior Tornick Kajaia won his third SCT Medal, and Javier Guzman and Devon Smith claimed their first, as the Green Wave had multiple medal winners at the SCT for the third straight season.
1/22: D-DIVISON
Long Branch 45 - Matawan 21 (BOX SCORE)
1/17: JACK WELCH DUALS
Kingsway 36 - Long Branch 33 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 80 - Camden 0 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 36 - Warren Hills 29 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 46 - Cherokee 20 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 62 - Morris Hills 10 (BOX SCORE)
1/15: NON-DIVISION
#7 Lacey 51 - Long Branch 22 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Miller, Coluccio, Schuler, Flynn, Gutierrez, Leonard, Kountouris, & Seeley pin for the Lions
Long Branch: Tracey pins; Munson & Kajaia tech
1/11: JACKSON LIBERTY QUAD
Long Branch 39 - Shawnee 36 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty 45 - Long Branch 33 (BOX SCORE)
1/8: D-DIVISION
Raritan 35 - Long Branch 32 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Berg with walk-off pin at 106
Long Branch: Munson & Tracey win by pin
1/4: MINUTEMAN CLASSIC at ELIZABETH
Long Branch - 1st Place (Tie)
1st: Jordan Vieria (113) / Tornick Kajaia (190)
2nd: Javier Guzman (150) / Devon Smith (157)
3rd: Matt Munson (138)
12/28: WOODSTOWN QUAD
Long Branch 38 - Westfield 36 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 34 - Northern Burlington 33 (BOX SCORE)
Audobon 42 - Long Branch 33 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Guzman, Kajaia, & Taylor go 3-0 on the day
12/21: MIDDLETOWN SOUTH TRI
Middletown South 47 - Long Branch 29 (BOX SCORE)
High Point 54 - Long Branch 8 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Kajaia goes 2-0 on the day
12/18: NON-DIVISION
Rumson 54 - Long Branch 24 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: Bulldogs win all 10 contested bouts; Eberhard, Fry, Bayne, Amato, Delaney, & Smith win by pin
2025 Long Branch Green Wave
Head Coach: Billy George (4th Season / 40-24)
2024 Record: 15-8
After an extremely rare occurrence of back-to-back losing seasons in 2021 & 2022, the Green Wave have gotten things back on track, putting up 17 wins in 2023 and 15 wins last season.
Throughout the years, Long Branch has been among the best programs in the Shore when it comes to developing talent in the upper weights. This year, they'll be led up top by junior Tornick Kajaia, a 2-time State qualifier who has recorded 57 wins through his first two seasons, and senior Tyler Taylor, who has won 49 matches the last two years, and placed 3rd at Districts in 2023 and 4th in 2024. Both Kajaia and Taylor placed 4th at the Shore Conference Tournament and provide a strong base for coach Billy George to work in some new starters into the lineup. Among those that will compete for spots is freshman heavyweight LaShawn Finch, who placed 7th at Intermediate States last season.
A pair of District medal winners return in the middle of the lineup. Junior Javier Guzman has medaled at Districts in each of his first two seasons, placing 2nd last year and 3rd as a freshman. Senior Devon Smith won 20 matches last season, on his way to a 3rd-place finish at Districts. There will be several new faces looking to contribute in this stretch. One to keep an eye on is freshman Tristen Hepburn, a JSJWL Champ and Intermediate States qualifier.
Led by seniors Matt Munson (3rd at Districts) and Aiden McVey (4th at Districts), all of last year's starters from 106-132 return, and along with promising newcomers, it gives Coach Billy George a lot of potential flexibility with the lineup in the lower weights.
The Wave have been rising back up the ranks the last two seasons, and will be looking for their 2nd division title in 3 years as part of the D-Division with Raritan, Jackson Memorial, Matawan, and Donovan Catholic. The schedule has been ramped up this year with matches against Group 5 Champ Southern, Group 2 Champ Rumson, CJG5 Champ Hunterdon Central, SJG4 Champ Northern Burlington, and a spot in the Jack Welch Duals among the opponents on the dual schedule. The tough schedule should have the Wave more than prepared for the postseason, both individually, and for the Sectionals where Long Branch remains in CJG4 while defending champion Brick Memorial has moved to CJG3, opening things up quite a bit in the CJG4 race.
Throughout the years, Long Branch has been among the best programs in the Shore when it comes to developing talent in the upper weights. This year, they'll be led up top by junior Tornick Kajaia, a 2-time State qualifier who has recorded 57 wins through his first two seasons, and senior Tyler Taylor, who has won 49 matches the last two years, and placed 3rd at Districts in 2023 and 4th in 2024. Both Kajaia and Taylor placed 4th at the Shore Conference Tournament and provide a strong base for coach Billy George to work in some new starters into the lineup. Among those that will compete for spots is freshman heavyweight LaShawn Finch, who placed 7th at Intermediate States last season.
A pair of District medal winners return in the middle of the lineup. Junior Javier Guzman has medaled at Districts in each of his first two seasons, placing 2nd last year and 3rd as a freshman. Senior Devon Smith won 20 matches last season, on his way to a 3rd-place finish at Districts. There will be several new faces looking to contribute in this stretch. One to keep an eye on is freshman Tristen Hepburn, a JSJWL Champ and Intermediate States qualifier.
Led by seniors Matt Munson (3rd at Districts) and Aiden McVey (4th at Districts), all of last year's starters from 106-132 return, and along with promising newcomers, it gives Coach Billy George a lot of potential flexibility with the lineup in the lower weights.
The Wave have been rising back up the ranks the last two seasons, and will be looking for their 2nd division title in 3 years as part of the D-Division with Raritan, Jackson Memorial, Matawan, and Donovan Catholic. The schedule has been ramped up this year with matches against Group 5 Champ Southern, Group 2 Champ Rumson, CJG5 Champ Hunterdon Central, SJG4 Champ Northern Burlington, and a spot in the Jack Welch Duals among the opponents on the dual schedule. The tough schedule should have the Wave more than prepared for the postseason, both individually, and for the Sectionals where Long Branch remains in CJG4 while defending champion Brick Memorial has moved to CJG3, opening things up quite a bit in the CJG4 race.
| Wgt | Wrestler | 2024 | Post Season |
| 106 | (Fr) Ephraim Celius | ||
| 106 | (So) Danielle Silva | 0-3 | |
| 106 | (Fr) Khrissy Olivera | ||
| 106 | (Fr) Lia Villanueva | ||
| 113 | (So) Jordan Vieria | 14-14 | |
| 120 | (So) Justin Ramos | 3-17 | |
| 126 | (Jr) Dominic Lugo | 7-13 | |
| 126 | (So) Abe Diaz | 0-1 | |
| 132 | (Sr) Aiden McVey | 12-10 | D-4th |
| 132 | (Sr) Matt Munson | 12-13 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 132 | (Fr) Louis DeAngelis | ||
| 138 | (So) Jason DeNoia | 0-1 | |
| 138 | (Fr) Tristen Hepburn | ||
| 144 | (Sr) Pedro DeSouza | 6-8 | |
| 144 | (So) Josh Perez | ||
| 150 | (Jr) Javier Guzman | 16-14 | D-2nd / R-WB1 |
| 150 | (Sr) Neo Lambert | ||
| 157 | (Sr) Devon Smith | 20-11 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 157 | (Jr) Sam Brewer | ||
| 165 | (Jr) Evan Tracey | 2-2 | |
| 165 | (So) Diego Mota | ||
| 175 | (Sr) Noah Hoogmoed | 3-1 | |
| 190 | (Jr) Tornick Kajaia | 30-8 | D-3rd / R-2nd / NJ-WB2 |
| 190 | (Sr) Jesus Moreno | 3-10 | |
| 215 | (Sr) Tyler Taylor | 24-10 | D-4th |
| 215 | (So) Freddy Morales | ||
| Hwt | (So) Nick Soria | 2-5 | |
| Hwt | (Jr) Marcos Menjavar | ||
| Hwt | (Fr) LaShawn Fitch | ||
Long Branch High School
404 Indiana Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 229-7300
Mascot
Green Wave
Colors
Green & White
Head Coach
Billy George
(4th Season in 2025)
Assistants
Doug Cornell
Luke Balina
Volunteers
Louis De Angelis
Nick Visicaro
Section
CJG4
Division
D-Division
District
22
Region
6
#1 Team in New Jersey
2009
3 - Group Titles
Last: Group 2 in 2010
7 - Sectional Titles
Last: CJG4 in 2025
14 - District Team Titles
Last: D23 in 2020
3 - SCT Titles
Last: 2010
25 - Division Titles
Last: B-North in 2023
9 - State Champions
Last: Scott Festejo &
Nick Visicaro in 2010
36 - State Medalists
Last: Joey Giordano - 2023
39 - Region Champions
Last: Ryan Zimmerman in 2020
152 - District Champions
Last: Javier Guzman & Tornick Kajaia - 2025
1 - SCT Champions
Last: Peter Wersinger in 2018
15 - SCT Medalists
Last: Javier Guzman, Devon Smith, & Tornick Kajaia - 2025
Career Wins Record - 153
Nick Visicaro (2007-2010)
Season Wins Record - 43
Billy George (2009)
| 100 Career Wins Club |
| Nick Visicaro | 153 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 147 |
| Scott Festejo | 141 |
| Billy George | 137 |
| Sam Cole | 126 |
| Luke Skove | 119 |
| Jon Robertson | 118 |
| Jake George | 115 |
| Peter Wersinger | 106 |
| Andrew Skove | 103 |
| Jude Skove | 101 |
| Andrew Cornell | 100 |
| Nick George | 100 |
| 100 Career Wins Club (Includes Wins At Other Schools) |
| Omar Akel - MR | 118 |
| Chris Dean - SR | 108 |
MR = Includes wins earned at Monmouth Regional
SR = Includes wins earned at Shore Regional